I've just been accused of being undemocratic. I've been told to accept the will of the people with good grace and a smile.
Well, screw that.
Fifty-two per cent of voters in this country voted to commit economic suicide. Many of them did so because they have been screwed over by the current government. Many of them did so because of lies spread by a Leave campaign that was fuelled by political ambitions of people who've never had to work.
The people who propagated those lies knew they were lies. They didn't care. This was never real to them. They thought it was a game. They thought it was a popularity contest.
The poor, who are already suffering under Tory austerity, will be hit hardest by the crisis caused by this decision.
Not only have we voted to commit economic suicide, we've also handed the country to the far right. Immigrants and people of colour are being attacked and degraded because we've legitimised racism and xenophobia.
Democracy is a constantly evolving beast. One minute we vote for something, the next we change our minds. That's how democracy works. If we don't like the result of a vote, we are free to petition, campaign, and speak out against it. That's how democracy works.
This referendum is not democracy in action; this is democracy on steroids. In an election, the results can be reversed, they can be repealed. A few years later we do it all again and we make a different decision. Not this time. If we don't fight this, it will be irreversible.
There will be no more UK. London will no longer be the financial capital of Europe — and if you don't think that's a bad thing, you probably don't know how much tax we pay. The price of everything will increase while wages go down — at least for the few lucky enough to have a job. Wave goodbye to your workers' right. Kiss your human rights goodbye.
No, I will not agree to disagree with those who voted Leave. No, I will not accept this. No, I will not shut up.
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